Police released surveillance footage of two suspects who robbed a Sioux Falls casino early Monday morning. A third suspect stayed outside as a lookout. / Sioux Falls police

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Police say the elaborate nature of a Sioux Falls casino robbery early Monday morning might lead authorities to the three suspects.

Police were called at 1:50 a.m. Monday to Deuces Casino at 1912 W. 41st St. for a report of a robbery. Two males, one armed with a semi-automatic pistol, entered the casino and took an undetermined amount of money from the clerk at gunpoint, police say. A third male acted as a lookout at the entrance to the casino.

A female customer was inside of the casino at the time of the robbery and her iPhone was stolen, Lt. Galen Smidt said.

The men then ran north through the casino parking lot.

“Having three and one a lookout is a little different than the type of robberies we would see,” Smidt said.

Yet he thinks the number of people involved could work in the police department’s favor.

“People tend to talk and share information with their buddies, so it may be more of an opportunity for us to gather information, too,” he said.

Police are working with the casino to see whether there is any surveillance footage of the suspects.

An employee of the casino declined to comment for this story.

The three suspects are described as:

A white male, about 20 years old, 5-feet-10 and 150 pounds. Last seen wearing a white bandana over his face, gray hooded sweatshirt under a black coat, red or orange T-shirt, gray sweatpants, black tennis shoes, armed with a semi-automatic pistol.